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Pittle-pattle :: Pittle-pattle (v. i.) To talk unmeaningly; to chatter or prattle.

Rattle :: Rattle (v. t.) Hence, to disconcert; to confuse; as, to rattle one's judgment; to rattle a player in a game..

Rattlesnake :: Rattlesnake (n.) Any one of several species of venomous American snakes belonging to the genera Crotalus and Caudisona, or Sistrurus. They have a series of horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail which make a sharp rattling sound when shaken. The common rattlesnake of the Northern United States (Crotalus horridus), and the diamond rattlesnake of the South (C. adamanteus), are the best known. See Illust. of Fang..

Rattlewort :: Rattlewort (n.) Same as Rattlebox.

Rattlemouse :: Rattlemouse (n.) A bat.

Prattlement :: Prattlement (n.) Prattle.

Rattle :: Rattle (v. t.) To cause to make a rattling or clattering sound; as, to rattle a chain..

Crotalus :: Crotalus (n.) A genus of poisonous serpents, including the rattlesnakes..

Rattle :: Rattle (n.) A scolding; a sharp rebuke.

Rattleweed :: Rattleweed (n.) Any plant of the genus Astragalus. See Milk vetch.

Cresselle :: Cresselle (n.) A wooden rattle sometimes used as a substitute for a bell, in the Roman Catholic church, during the latter part of Holy Week, or the last week of Lent..

Solenoglypha :: Solenoglypha (n. pl.) A suborder of serpents including those which have tubular erectile fangs, as the viper and rattlesnake. See Fang..

Rattletrap :: Rattletrap (n.) Any machine or vehicle that does not run smoothly.

Cackle :: Cackle (v. i.) To talk in a silly manner; to prattle.

Rattle-brained :: Rattle-brained (a.) Giddy; rattle-headed.

Sistrum :: Sistrum () An instrument consisting of a thin metal frame, through which passed a number of metal rods, and furnished with a handle by which it was shaken and made to rattle. It was peculiarly Egyptian, and used especially in the worship of Isis. It is still used in Nubia..

Rattlewings :: Rattlewings (n.) The golden-eye.

Ruttle :: Ruttle (n.) A rattling sound in the throat arising from difficulty of breathing; a rattle.

Prattle :: Prattle (n.) Trifling or childish tattle; empty talk; loquacity on trivial subjects; prate; babble.

Thunder :: Thunder (n.) To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity; -- often used impersonally; as, it thundered continuously..

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